Cafe Ba Ba Reeba

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOWER SHELF OF GRILL TABLE IN HOT HOLDING AREA IN POOR REPAIR,EXTERIOR TRIM ON MEAT WALK IN COOLER DOOR IN POOR REPAIR,WORN DOOR GASKET ON HOT LINE PREP COOLERS,4- DOOR DESSERT COOLER,PANTRY PREP COOLER.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM BREAD & BOX BASEMENT STORAGE SHELF,MEAT WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS,FRONT BAR AREA RUSTY PREP TABLE.MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD UPPER SHELVING UNIT IN REAR BAR AREA
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM OVENS,FRYER CABINETS,GRILLS,STOVE,WHEEL BASES,LEGS ,ICE CREAM FREEZER ,DIPPING WELL,PREP COOLERS,ALL WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS & FAN GUARD COVERS,WAIT STATION COUNTER TOPS,INTERIOR PARTS OF ALL ICE MACHINES,DRY FOOD STORAGE SHELVES,UNDER SIDES OF HEAT LAMPS
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE & FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT,BAR AREAS,DISH WASHING AREA,PREP TABLE,ICE MACHINES,DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA,ALL WALK IN COOLERS.MUST GROUT FLOORS UNDER ICE MACHINES,FRONT BAR AREA,FRONT HOT HOLDING LINE,UNDER 3- DOOR PREP COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILE UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREA
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM WALLS IN PREP AREA,DISH WASHING AREA,FRONT HOT HOLDING LINE,LIGHT SHIELDS,FILTERS AND HOOD.MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM CEILINGS IN ALL WALK IN COOLERS,VENTILATION VENTS THROUGHOUT.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN MEN'S BASEMENT TOILETROOM,DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA,LOOSE CAULKING AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREA,LOOSE WALL TRIM IN FRONT HOT HOLDING PREP AREA,GAP IN LOWER WALL BASE UNDER DISH MACHINE,MISSING WALL BASES IN BASEMENT PREP AREA.MUST SEAL ALL GAPS & CRACKS IN WALLS AND BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.MUST REMOVE MOLDED CAULK ABOVE 3- COMP SINK IN DISH WASHING AREA
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE,ELEVATE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND ON LANDING IN ELECTRICAL ROOM NEAR BASEMENT PREP AREA
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 20, 2016: 5 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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